Preheat the oven to 350F.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, egg yolks and vanilla extract. Set aside.

In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the half and half and sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar, until the cream almost comes to a boil (it will steam and small bubbles will form around the edge of the pot). Turn the heat down to low and add in the chopped white chocolate. Stir until all chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth.

Whisking constantly, very slowly stream the hot cream mixture into the egg mixture until everything is incorporated.Take a 9×5-inch loaf pan and place the bread cubes in it in a roughly even layer. Pour the warm white chocolate mixture over the bread crumbs. Press down gently to ensure all the cubes are well-saturated.

Place the bread pan in a large casserole dish, then fill the larger dish with water so that the water level comes approximately halfway up the side of the loaf pan. Place the dish in the oven and loosely tent a piece of aluminum foil over the bread pan (to prevent browning and keep the dish nice and white).

Bake for 55-60 minutes, until the custard is set. If you insert a sharp knife in the center of the pudding, it should come out clean or almost clean.

Serve warm. Store leftovers in the refrigerator and reheat to serve.

In fact, the method of making this bread pudding is a lot like the method of making a custard, since the pudding is baked in a water bath! The water bath keeps the custard that fills the pan cooking at a slow, even pace, so you end up with a dessert that is very rich and very smooth.

This method is a great fit for this recipe because there is a lot of custard to cook. The custard is the egg and milk mixture that the bread soaks in, and this one almost has more bread than custard. As it bakes, the bread soaks up a lot of the custard and helps to give the dessert structure, but doesn’t distract you from the soft, richness of the pudding. The white chocolate flavor really came through in the end, so it is well worth using a good quality white chocolate.

As with other bread puddings, you can really use any kind of bread in this recipe.

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